Patient's question:
Headache for three days, facial paralysis for five days, drooping mouth corner. Hello, is it acute facial paralysis?Doctor's answer:
Bell's palsy, also known as facial neuritis or facial nerve palsy, is an acute non-inflammatory inflammation of the facial nerve. The clinical diagnostic feature is acute anesthesia of the muscles on one side of the face. Symptoms include: dysfunction of the facial muscles, disappearance of forehead wrinkles, leakage of liquid from the affected corner of the mouth during face washing and defecation, pain behind the ear or in the mastoid process. Eyelid widening and inability to close the eyes. Shallowing of the nasolabial groove, etc. Advice: The description you provided is too brief. It is recommended that you undergo a thorough examination in a specialized hospital to differentiate from central facial nerve palsy.